Postulation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Postulation \Pos`tu*la"tion\, n. [L. postulatio: cf. F.
     postulation.]
     The act of postulating, or that which is postulated;
     assumption; solicitation; suit; cause.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  postulation
       n 1: (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something
            that can be assumed as the basis for argument [syn: {predication}]
       2: a formal message requesting something that is submitted to
          an authority [syn: {request}, {petition}]